Does anyone own a Pepper-Pad? What's it like as a reader?

pilotbob · 05-13-2008, 11:26 PM

Here's a device I had never heard of before... The Pepper-Pad 3. I was looking at the mobipocket site and noticed that their software ran on it so I looked it up.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...&link_code=as1

Who will be the first to buy this guy and give us a nice review. Battery life most important spec if using as an ebook reader.

BOb

Nate the great · 05-13-2008, 11:29 PM

I think at least one person here owns one of these.

Ervserver · 05-13-2008, 11:33 PM

spendy lil gadget

pilotbob · 05-13-2008, 11:35 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ervserver

spendy lil gadget

Hmm... $540... less than an iliad BE.

BOb

Nate the great · 05-13-2008, 11:46 PM

I changed the title in order to get more attention.

Nate the great · 05-13-2008, 11:53 PM

The Pepper-Pad runs Linux, so would that mean it has the Java version of the Mobipocket Reader?

wallcraft · 05-14-2008, 12:39 AM

I have a Pepper Pad 3, which (like the iLiad) runs the Java MobiPocket Reader and FBReader. See MobiPocket Java Reader on Pepper Pad 3. That thread is from January of 2007, and the Java Reader (PP3, iLiad, Kindle) is still just as feature poor today. The original developer, Pepper, has gone out of business and their hardware supplier, Hanbit, is about to issue a similar device running Windows XP (rather than Linux). It isn't yet clear if the existing Pepper Pads will be able to upgrade to Windows or not.

I like the PP3 as an "armchair" reading and web browsing device, but battery life is short (~3 hrs) and I mostly leave it plugged in. I can't recommend it to anyone except a Linux expert at this point, and then only if they get a bargain price. The Hanbit Pad, with Windows, will have many more ebook reader options, but the price will have to be below $500 for it to make sense even as a niche product.

05-13-2008, 11:26 PM	#1
pilotbob Grand Sorcerer Posts: 19,832 Karma: 11844413 Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Tampa, FL USA Device: Kindle Touch	Does anyone own a Pepper-Pad? What's it like as a reader? Here's a device I had never heard of before... The Pepper-Pad 3. I was looking at the mobipocket site and noticed that their software ran on it so I looked it up. http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/AS...&link_code=as1 Who will be the first to buy this guy and give us a nice review. Battery life most important spec if using as an ebook reader. BOb

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05-13-2008, 11:29 PM	#2
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I think at least one person here owns one of these.

05-13-2008, 11:33 PM	#3
Ervserver Wizard Posts: 2,624 Karma: 1008294 Join Date: Dec 2007 Location: Iowa, USA Device: Nook Simple Touch	spendy lil gadget

05-13-2008, 11:46 PM	#5
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	I changed the title in order to get more attention.

05-13-2008, 11:53 PM	#6
Nate the great Sir Penguin of Edinburgh Posts: 12,375 Karma: 23555235 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: DC Metro area Device: Shake a stick plus 1	The Pepper-Pad runs Linux, so would that mean it has the Java version of the Mobipocket Reader?

05-14-2008, 12:39 AM	#7
wallcraft reader Posts: 6,975 Karma: 5183568 Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Mississippi, USA Device: Kindle 3, Kobo Glo HD	I have a Pepper Pad 3, which (like the iLiad) runs the Java MobiPocket Reader and FBReader. See MobiPocket Java Reader on Pepper Pad 3. That thread is from January of 2007, and the Java Reader (PP3, iLiad, Kindle) is still just as feature poor today. The original developer, Pepper, has gone out of business and their hardware supplier, Hanbit, is about to issue a similar device running Windows XP (rather than Linux). It isn't yet clear if the existing Pepper Pads will be able to upgrade to Windows or not. I like the PP3 as an "armchair" reading and web browsing device, but battery life is short (~3 hrs) and I mostly leave it plugged in. I can't recommend it to anyone except a Linux expert at this point, and then only if they get a bargain price. The Hanbit Pad, with Windows, will have many more ebook reader options, but the price will have to be below $500 for it to make sense even as a niche product.

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